Less than a week to the closing date for entries for the Harvester. RR have set up a webpage for anyone without a team to put them in touch with others in the same position and get an ad hoc run. Find at http://www.lknox.me.uk/hnomates.htmlor via the RR website.

"O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!"
Robert Burns

Not long now till the Big Weekend. It's going to be crackin. Ran the last leg Harvester course today with doug in 75mins for the 12.5km 515m, made a small mistake too . Lightining underfoot, without a path all the way Get the entries in

"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
Muhammad Ali

The courses seem pretty long on the 5 man courses I know the terrain is going to be fast but is there climb as well? We are hoping to get three teams but the lengths are putting off some of our youngsters and also me. I don't do a lot of night O and said I'd run if necessary, so would do the short leg, which I believe is 4K and TD2/3. We have a very experienced W70 who would run a short technical course, but finds she is not competitive on the TD2/3 due to her age. There arn't many womens courses that are 8K unless you run W21, so two 8K legs seems a little OTT.

In response to Hocolites comment about the length of courses. Last years courses were 8.9km, 6.7km & 4.9km on the B. Granted there was less climb last year but this year there are no nasty trees or brashings or brambles or even nettles to slow you down. The recommended winning time for B is 5 hours.

"O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!"
Robert Burns

It's OK the entry is in the post I just thought that the reason that entries are not wonderfully high might be the lengths, as generally night champs lengths tend to be shorter. We might need to avail of some of the runners 'without portfolio', we're awaiting a decision on schools athletics plus other volunteers, it looks as though our womens only team might be scuppered though.